diff --git a/src/views/tooltips/tooltipmanager.cpp b/src/views/tooltips/tooltipmanager.cpp
index 54af9c94cf..e80d45e614 100644
--- a/src/views/tooltips/tooltipmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/views/tooltips/tooltipmanager.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,13 @@ ToolTipManager::ToolTipManager(QWidget* parent) :
     connect(m_contentRetrievalTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &ToolTipManager::startContentRetrieval);
 
     Q_ASSERT(m_contentRetrievalTimer->interval() < m_showToolTipTimer->interval());
+
+    // Only start the retrieving of the content, when the mouse has been over this
+    // item for 200 milliseconds. This prevents a lot of useless preview jobs and
+    // meta data retrieval, when passing rapidly over a lot of items.
+    m_fileMetaDataWidget = new DolphinFileMetaDataWidget(parent);
+    connect(m_fileMetaDataWidget, &DolphinFileMetaDataWidget::metaDataRequestFinished, this, &ToolTipManager::slotMetaDataRequestFinished);
+    connect(m_fileMetaDataWidget, &DolphinFileMetaDataWidget::urlActivated, this, &ToolTipManager::urlActivated);
 }
 
 ToolTipManager::~ToolTipManager()
@@ -69,7 +76,7 @@ ToolTipManager::~ToolTipManager()
 
 void ToolTipManager::showToolTip(const KFileItem& item, const QRectF& itemRect, QWindow *transientParent)
 {
-    hideToolTip();
+    hideToolTip(HideBehavior::Instantly);
 
     m_itemRect = itemRect.toRect();
 
@@ -78,15 +85,6 @@ void ToolTipManager::showToolTip(const KFileItem& item, const QRectF& itemRect,
 
     m_transientParent = transientParent;
 
-    // Only start the retrieving of the content, when the mouse has been over this
-    // item for 200 milliseconds. This prevents a lot of useless preview jobs and
-    // meta data retrieval, when passing rapidly over a lot of items.
-    m_fileMetaDataWidget.reset(new DolphinFileMetaDataWidget());
-    connect(m_fileMetaDataWidget.data(), &DolphinFileMetaDataWidget::metaDataRequestFinished,
-            this, &ToolTipManager::slotMetaDataRequestFinished);
-    connect(m_fileMetaDataWidget.data(), &DolphinFileMetaDataWidget::urlActivated,
-            this, &ToolTipManager::urlActivated);
-
     m_contentRetrievalTimer->start();
     m_showToolTipTimer->start();
     m_toolTipRequested = true;
@@ -220,7 +218,7 @@ void ToolTipManager::showToolTip()
     if (!m_tooltipWidget) {
         m_tooltipWidget.reset(new KToolTipWidget());
     }
-    m_tooltipWidget->showBelow(m_itemRect, m_fileMetaDataWidget.data(), m_transientParent);
+    m_tooltipWidget->showBelow(m_itemRect, m_fileMetaDataWidget, m_transientParent);
     m_toolTipRequested = false;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/views/tooltips/tooltipmanager.h b/src/views/tooltips/tooltipmanager.h
index 3688e815ca..0663933447 100644
--- a/src/views/tooltips/tooltipmanager.h
+++ b/src/views/tooltips/tooltipmanager.h
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ private:
     QWindow* m_transientParent;
 
     QScopedPointer<KToolTipWidget> m_tooltipWidget;
-    QScopedPointer<DolphinFileMetaDataWidget> m_fileMetaDataWidget;
+    DolphinFileMetaDataWidget *m_fileMetaDataWidget;
 
     bool m_toolTipRequested;
     bool m_metaDataRequested;